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If you’ve ever applied chilled eye cream, you know it feels amazing, but storing eye cream in the fridge does more than feel good ? it helps the cream more effectively fight wrinkles and undereye bags/swelling. Ditto for face masks. Before you go overboard and install a mini fridge by your vanity, note that not all beauty products benefit from refrigeration. In fact, some even become less effective when stored in cool temperatures.
According to skin care expert and celebrity dermatologist Dr. Dennis Gross, once you decide to refrigerate a product, you’ll need to return it to the fridge immediately after using it because products can separate if exposed to extreme temperature fluctuations. As a rule of thumb, organic/natural products should be stored in cool temperatures since they’re formulated without preservatives. But what about everything else" Gross breaks it down for us by category. Moisturizers
“These are especially great to keep in the refrigerator if you suffer from rosacea. The chilled moisturizer is like a cold press on the skin, which calms the skin. But check the ingredients before putting moisturizers in the fridge ? oil-based products (like coconut oil) could turn solid.”
Cleansers
“When cold products are applied, your capillaries shrink and stimulate drainage to reduce puffiness. But as I mentioned above, you want to check the ingredients. Oil and water can separate when put in the fridge, which will chan...